Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Central_Overland_California_and_Pikes_Peak_Express_Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bus
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:Wells_Fargo_&_Company
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:C.O.C._&_P.P._Express
gptkb:Central_Overland_Express
gptkbp:category gptkb:Old_West
gptkb:Pony_Express
defunct company
gptkbp:ceased_operations 1862
gptkbp:filedForBankruptcy 1862
gptkbp:founded 1859
gptkbp:founder gptkb:William_Hepburn_Russell
gptkb:William_B._Waddell
gptkb:Alexander_Majors
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Leavenworth,_Kansas
gptkbp:historicalSignificance helped connect the American West by rapid mail service
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company
gptkbp:industry mail delivery
stagecoach
gptkbp:notableEvent establishment of the Pony Express in 1860
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Pony_Express
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Leavenworth_City_&_Pike's_Peak_Express_Company
gptkbp:route Missouri to California
Missouri to Colorado
St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Wells_Fargo_&_Company
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pony_Express
gptkb:Pony_Express_Terminal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6